Two Killed Three Injured In Marion Crash At Rt 148 Intersection
A Sunday crash west of Marion at the Old Rt 13 and Rt 148 junction killed Susan Irwin 22 and Brenda White 15. Mary Schafer 20 and Sally Irwin 15 were among the injured. Wilson Hutchison 42 unharmed. Officials push for a four way stop and flashing red lights as traffic patterns and past accident records are reviewed.
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Marion
Rt. 148
Susan K. Irwin
Southern Illinois University
Brenda White
Marion High School
Mary Ellen Schafer
Wilson B. Hutchison
Vienna
Karen J. Irwin
Hutchison
Schafer
Marion Memorial Hospital
Karen Irwin
Sally Irwin
William L. Grindle
Dherrin
State Highway Study Commission
Springfield
State Department of Public Safety
Vernon T. Kupel
State Highway Department
Kupel
William Stallman
Stallman
Miss Irwin
Oliver and
Ester Watson Irwin
N. Court St
Memorial Day Observance Flags Honor War Dead in Carbondale
Memorial Day events in Carbondale marked the centennial observance with a flag bank dedication at Woodlawn Cemetery. A parade of bands scouts and veterans opened the day, with a Civil War pageant titled Epilogue To Glory staged along the route. Speakers highlighted history and duty as a tribute to fallen service members.
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Helen Coombs
First National Flag Bank
Carbondale
Woodlawn
Memorial Flag Bank
Altu
John Allen
Carbondale Memorial Day Association
Allen
Southern Illinois
Army Reserve
Ernest Klein
Special Forces
Huntington
Ind
Klein
Army
Clyde Choate
Anna
Burrell Smith
Flag Bank
Oscar Koch
Grand Army of the Republic
John A. Logan
Koch
Association
D. Blaney Miller
U.S
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Gray
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Flowers Sniffed by Doughboy’s Daughter Nancy Owen
Six year old Nancy Owen daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Owen of 367 Park Lane Herrin sniffs flowers near the Doughboy statue as a local scene captures a moment of quiet remembrance and childhood curiosity.
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Nancy Owen
Richard Owen
Park Lane
Herrin
Percy Urges Breakthrough In Tourism
U S Senate candidate Charles H. Percy urged immediate action to develop Southern Illinois tourism, calling for support of the George Rogers Clark Recreation Way and praising Shawnee National Forest as a great scenic area. He accused Senator Douglas of promising but not moving the project, and noted forest science campus funding approved for Senator Dirksen. A GOP rally followed at the Jackson County courthouse with visits to West Frankfort, Benton, McLeansboro and Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Percy
U.S
Illinois
Percy
School of Government
Southern Illinois University
Logan House
Murphysboro
Congress
Southern Illinois
George Rogers Clark
Shawnee National Forest
Ohio River
Grand Tower
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Senate Appropriations Committee
Southern
George Rogers Clark Recreation Way
Everett Dirksen
Senate
Jackson County
Harris Rowe
Harry Page
Ray Page
West Frankfort
Benton
McLeansboro
Harrisburg
Stanford chemist Floyd Martin found slain near Lands End
Stanford University dermatalogy technician Floyd C. Martin, 37, was found shot in the neck near Lands End. Detectives sought help from anonymous callers who reported finding the body and alerted police. A loaded unfired pistol tucked in his pocket and binoculars and a flashlight were found at the scene.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Floyd C. Martin
Lands End
Pacific
Martin
Stanford Medical Center
Minnie Mae Pitkin Guided SIU From Behind The Desk
Minnie Mae Pitkin, executive aide to SIU president Delyte Morris, shaped the university’s administration for more than two decades. She attended major sports events, advised staff and visitors, and led local AAUW activities before dying of cancer in Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Her colleagues recall her remembered certainty when she answered questions and her tireless work behind the scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Mae Pitkin
Southern
Illinois University
William A. Pitkin
Minnie Mae
Delyte W. Morris
SIU
Pitkin
Lucy K. Woody
Ava man 82 dead on arrival at St. Joseph Memorial
James W. Davis of Ava was dead on arrival Monday at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. The cause was listed as a heart attack. Funeral arrangements were pending at Wilson Funeral Home in Ava.
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Ter
Leslie
Dorothy Ice White
W. Maplewood St
Marion
Shiloh Christian Church
Chesterfield
Miss White
James Emery
Connie
Thurmond White
Thomas Ice
Mitchell Funeral Home
Earl Ligon
Bill Reese
Shiloh Cemetery
James W. Davis
Ava
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Wilson Funeral Home
Mines Work and Idle Shifts Reported on Wednesday
The Wednesday report shows activity at several mines with first shift at Fidelity, Old Ben, Orient, Zeigler, and Burning Star sites. Idle periods noted for Burning Star 2 during the second shift and multiple entries for each mine indicating varied operation levels.
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Old Ben
Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
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Marion First Baptist Church
Sally Ann
Karen Jo
Julie Lynn
Myrtle Irwin
C.R. Walker
Scott Air Force Base
Bob Boyer
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Doughboy
Herrin Park
Herrin Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Ben Gelman
The
Southern Illinoisan
James Davis
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